List of amphibious warfare ships - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of amphibious warfare ships updated as of January 2005.

Argentina

The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....

Active:

Planned:

Decommissioned:

ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42) - tank landing ship
Tank landing ship
Landing Ship, Tank was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto an unimproved shore....
ARA Cándido de Lasala (Q-43) - dock landing ship
Dock landing ship
A Dock landing ship or Landing ship is a form of amphibious warship designed to support amphibious operations. These amphibious assault ships transport and launch amphibious craft and vehicles with their crews and embarked personnel...

Australia

Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...

Planned:

Bay class - LSD

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RFA Largs Bay (L3006)

RFA Largs Bay is a Bay class landing ship dock that served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 2006 to 2011. The vessel was built by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in 2006...

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Canberra class - LHD

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Active:

Round Table class
Round Table class landing ship logistics
The Round Table class is a ship class of Landing Ship Logistics , also known as the "Sir" class, are designed for amphibious warfare missions, in support of the major amphibious ships. They have both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them roll-on/roll-off, combined with...

- LSH

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Decommissioned:

Kanimbla class
Kanimbla class landing platform amphibious
The Kanimbla class is a class of amphibious transport ships operated by the Royal Australian Navy . Two ships were purchased by Australia in 1994 and modified...

- LPA (ex-USN Newport class tank landing ship
Newport class tank landing ship
Newport-class tank-landing ships are an improved class of American tank-landing ship , intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors...

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Brazil

Brazilian Navy

The Brazilian Navy is a branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible for conducting naval operations. It is the largest navy in Latin America...

Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)

G-30 Ceará Thomaston class
Thomaston class dock landing ship
The Thomaston class dock landing ship is a class of eight United States Navy dock landing ships.The class of the ship is named after a town of Thomaston, Maine, which was the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution.The class was designed...
G-31 Rio de Janeiro Thomaston class
Thomaston class dock landing ship
The Thomaston class dock landing ship is a class of eight United States Navy dock landing ships.The class of the ship is named after a town of Thomaston, Maine, which was the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution.The class was designed...

Landing Ship Tank (LST)

G-25 Amirante Sabóia Round Table class
Round Table class landing ship logistics
The Round Table class is a ship class of Landing Ship Logistics , also known as the "Sir" class, are designed for amphibious warfare missions, in support of the major amphibious ships. They have both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them roll-on/roll-off, combined with...
G-26 Garcia D'Avila Round Table class
Round Table class landing ship logistics
The Round Table class is a ship class of Landing Ship Logistics , also known as the "Sir" class, are designed for amphibious warfare missions, in support of the major amphibious ships. They have both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them roll-on/roll-off, combined with...
G-28 Mattoso Maia Newport class
Newport class tank landing ship
Newport-class tank-landing ships are an improved class of American tank-landing ship , intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors...

Troop transport ship

Troopship

A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime...

G-21 Ary Parreiras

Canada

Decommissioned: - aircraft carrier - light aircraft carrier - converted passenger ship - converted passenger ship - converted passenger ship

China

People's Liberation Army Navy

The People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...

Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)

Type 071 Yuzhao class

Landing Ship Tank (LST)

Type 072 Yukan class
Type 072II Yuting I class
Type 072III Yuting II class

France

French Navy

Active:

Foudre
Foudre class landing platform dock
The Foudre type vessels are landing platforms of the French Navy.They carry large stowage areas which can be used to ferry battle tanks and vehicles, a 52-ton elevating platform, a lateral ramp and a flight deck able to simultaneously operate several helicopters.Three rotations of such ships can...

class - LPD
- Siroco
  Siroco (L 9012)
  The Siroco is a Foudre class amphibious assault ship of the French Navy.Siroco was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 10 October to 25 November 1999....
Mistral
Mistral class landing platform dock
The Mistral class is a class of three amphibious assault ships, also known as a helicopter carrier, of the French Navy. Referred to as "projection and command ships" , a Mistral class ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles...

class - LHD
- Mistral
  Mistral (L9013)
  The Mistral is an amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Navy. She is the fourth vessel to bear the name, and is the lead ship of the Mistral-class amphibious assault ships.- History :...
  
  (commissioned February 2006)
- Tonnerre
  Tonnerre (L9014)
  The Tonnerre is an amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the French Navy. She is the eighth vessel to bear the name and the second ship in the Mistral class amphibious assault ships....
  
  (commissioned December 2006)
- Dixmude (launched 2010)

Decommissioned:

Jeanne D'Arc - helicopter cruiser

Greece

Hellenic Navy

The Hellenic Navy is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence...

Jason Class (LST) Landing ships
- HS Chios (L173)
- HS Samos (L174)
- HS Ikaria (L175)
- HS Lesvos (L176)
- HS Rodos (L177)

Zubr/Pomornik (LCAC) hovercrafts
- HS Kephallenia (L180)
- HS Ithaki (L181)
- HS Kerkyra (L182)
- HS Zakynthos (L183)

India

Indian Navy

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...

Active:

Austin class LPD

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Shardul class- Large Landing Ship Tank (3 in service)

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Magar class (2 in service)

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Indonesia

Indonesian Navy

The role of the Indonesian Navy is to patrol of Indonesia's immense coastline, to ensure safeguard the territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone , to protect Indonesia's maritime strategic interests, to protect the islands surrounded Indonesia and to defend against seaborne threats. The TNI...

Active

Makassar class - LPD
- KRI Makassar
- KRI Surabaya
- KRI Banjarmasin
- KRI Banda Aceh
KRI Tanjung Dalpele
KRI Tanjung Dalpele
The KRI Tanjung Dalpele is an Indonesian warship of the Tanjung Dalpele class. The contract for the USD $35 million ship was signed with Daewoo International in September 2003. The ship is a Landing Platform Dock designed and built by Daesun Shipbuilding and Eng.Co.Ltd Pusan...

- LPD, Later the role for this ship has changed to a Hospital Ship as KRI Dr. Soeharso

Italy

Italian Navy

Marina Militare

The Italian Navy is the navy of the Italian Republic. It is one of the four branches of military forces of Italy; formed in 1946, from what remained of the Regia Marina . As of 2008, the Italian Navy had 35,200 active personnel with 180 commissioned ships, 19 Floating Docks, and 123 aircraft...

Active:

San Giorgio class
San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock
Three San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock were built by Fincantieri for the Marina Militare Italiana. These ships can lift a battalion of troops, and up to 36 armoured vehicles. The stern floodable dock can accommodate three landing craft and the flight deck has three landing spots. San...

- LPD
- San Giorgio
- San Marco
- San Giusto
  San Giusto (L9894)
  San Giusto is a San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock of the Italian Navy.The ship was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 26 October 1999 to 15 February 2000.-References:...

Planned:

3 LHD16000-17000 tonn-class - LHD http://www.marina.difesa.it/editoria/rapporti/2007/documenti/rapporto2007.pdf http://www.fisa.cl/marketing/EXPONAVAL_2008/PDF%20Conferencistas/Paper%20ITN%20Fleet%20in%20the%202010-2020.pdf

Japan

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

The , or JMSDF, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....

Active:

Osumi-class - LPD
- JDS Osumi
- JDS Shimokita
  JDS Shimokita (LST-4002)
  Shimokita is a Ōsumi class LST of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.The ship was built by Mitsui, Tamano and commissioned into service on 12 March 2002....
- JDS Kunisaki
Miura-class
Miura class landing ship tank
The Miura class landing ship tank is a class of Japanese tank landing ships.-External links:*http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/miura-pics.htm...

- LST (one of the remaining Miuras may have been decommissioned)
- JDS Ojika
- JDS Satsuma
Atsumi-class - LST
- JDS Nemuro

Planned:

Osumi-class - LST
- LST 4003?
- LST 4004?

Decommissioned:

Miura-class - LST
- JDS Miura
Atsumi-class - LST
- JDS Atsumi
- JDS Motubu

Netherlands

Koninklijke Marine

Royal Netherlands Navy

The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

Active:

Rotterdam Class LPD
HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)
The Rotterdam class is a Landing Platform Dock or LPD amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large landing craft....
- HNLMS Rotterdam
  HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)
  The Rotterdam class is a Landing Platform Dock or LPD amphibious warfare ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is equipped with a large helicopter deck for helicopter operations and a dock for large landing craft....
- HNLMS Johan de Witt

Singapore

Republic of Singapore Navy

The Republic of Singapore Navy is the naval component of the Singapore Armed Forces , responsible for the defence of Singapore against sea-borne threats and protection of its sea lines of communications. Operating within the crowded littoral waters of the Singapore Strait, the RSN is regarded as...

Active:

Endurance class
Endurance class landing platform dock ship
The Endurance class landing platform dock ships are the largest class of ships in the Republic of Singapore Navy . They were designed and built locally by Singapore Technologies Marine to replace the old County class tank landing ships...

- LPD
- RSS Endurance (207)
- RSS Resolution (208)
- RSS Persistence (209)
- RSS Endeavour (210)

Decommissioned:

County class - LST
- RSS Endurance (L201)
- RSS Excellence (L202)
- RSS Intrepid (L203)
- RSS Resolution (L204)
- RSS Persistence (L205)
Round Table class
Round Table class landing ship logistics
The Round Table class is a ship class of Landing Ship Logistics , also known as the "Sir" class, are designed for amphibious warfare missions, in support of the major amphibious ships. They have both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them roll-on/roll-off, combined with...

- LSL
- RSS Perseverance (L206)

South Korea

Republic of Korea Navy

The Republic of Korea Navy or the ROK Navy is the branch of the South Korean armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization...

Active:

Kojoonbong-class
Go Jun Bong class LST
Go Jun Bong Class LST is an Amphibious Landing Ship class of the Republic of Korea Navy.- Development :In the late 1980s the Republic of Korea Navy decided to gradually replace its aging fleet of WW2 era LST-542 class LSTs bought from the US Navy in 1958...

- LST
- Birobong
- Hyangrobong
- Kojoonbong
- Sungoonbong
DokDo-class
Dokdo class landing platform experimental
ROKS Dokdo is the lead ship of the "LPX" class of amphibious landing ships of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co...

- LHD
- DokDo
  ROKS Dokdo (LPH-6111)
  ROKS Dokdo is the lead ship of the s of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co. in Busan. Named after the Dokdo islets, Dokdo was commissioned into the ROK Navy on 3 July 2007.Presently the Dokdo is the largest vessel in...

Planned

DokDo-class
Dokdo class landing platform experimental
ROKS Dokdo is the lead ship of the "LPX" class of amphibious landing ships of the Republic of Korea Navy, launched on 12 July 2005 at the shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Constructions Co...

- LHD
- LPH-6112?
- LPH-6113?
- LPH-6114?

Decommissioned:

Un Bong-class - LST
- Bi Bong
- Tuk Bong
- Buk Han
- Kae Bong
- Hwa San
- Su Yong
- Un Bong
- Wee Bong

Spain

Armada Española

Active:

Galicia-class
Galicia class landing platform dock
The Galicia class is a class of two 13,900 t landing platform dock ships, belonging to the Spanish Navy. Built in Ferrol, their mission is to carry amphibious warfare by transporting the bulk of the Infantería de Marina....

- LPD
- Galicia (L-51)
- Castilla (L-52)
Juan Carlos I-class - LHD (BPE)
- Juan Carlos I (L61)

Decommissioned:

Hernan Cortes-class
Newport class tank landing ship
Newport-class tank-landing ships are an improved class of American tank-landing ship , intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors...

- LST
- Hernán Cortés (L-41) (Ex-LST 1196 USS Harlan County)
- Pizarro (L-42) (Ex-LST 1197 USS Barnstable County)
Haskell class
Haskell class attack transport
Haskell-class attack transports were amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy created in 1944. They were designed to transport 1,500 troops and their combat equipment, and land them on hostile shores with the ships' integral landing craft....
- Aragón (TA-11)
  USS Noble (APA-218)
  USS Noble was a which saw service with the US Navy in World War II and the Korean War. She was later transferred to the Spanish Navy in the 1960s under a mutual assistance agreement....
Andromeda class
Andromeda class attack cargo ship
An Andromeda class attack cargo ship was an attack cargo ship built by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey and Moore Dry Dock Co., in Oakland, California;during World War II...
- Castilla (TA-21)
  USS Achernar (AKA-53)
  USS Achernar was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy, named after the star Achernar...
Terrebonne Parish class (LST)
- Velasco (L-11)
  USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156)
  USS Terrebonne Parish , originally USS LST-1156, affectionately nicknamed the "T-Bone" by her early crew, was a built for the United States Navy in 1952. The lead ship in her class, she was named for Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, the only U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name...
- Martín Álvarez (L-12)
  USS Wexford County (LST-1168)
  USS Wexford County , previously USS LST-1168, was a United States Navy landing ship tank in commission from 1953 to 1971, which saw service in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific and served in the Vietnam War.....
- Conde de Venadito (L-13)
  USS Tom Green County (LST-1159)
  USS Tom Green County was a built for the United States Navy at the tail end of the Korean War. Named for Tom Green County, Texas, she is the only U.S. Naval vessel to have born that name...
Paul Revere class
- Castilla (L-21)
  USS Paul Revere (APA-248)
  USS Paul Revere was the lead ship of the Paul Revere class of attack transport in the United States Navy. She was named for the early patriot, Paul Revere...
- Aragón (L-22)
Casa Grande class (LSD)
- Galicia (L-31)
  USS San Marcos (LSD-25)
  USS San Marcos was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named for the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort still standing in the United States. In 1911, the second-class battleship Texas had also briefly borne the name San Marcos, perhaps for the town of San...

Russia/Soviet Union

Russian Navy/Soviet Navy

Soviet Navy

The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...

Planned

Mistral
Mistral class landing platform dock
The Mistral class is a class of three amphibious assault ships, also known as a helicopter carrier, of the French Navy. Referred to as "projection and command ships" , a Mistral class ship is capable of transporting and deploying 16 NH90 or Tiger helicopters, four landing barges, up to 70 vehicles...

class - LHD
- 2 ships with the option of 2 more

Active:

Ivan Rogov-class
Ivan Rogov class landing ship
The Ivan Rogov, or Project 1174 class "large landing ships" are a class of amphibious transports used by the Russian Navy. Originally a class of three ships built during the cold war, only one, the Mitrofan Moskalenko, is still in service....

- LST
- Moskalenko
- Ivan Rogov
- Alexsandr Nikolaev

United Kingdom

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

Active:

HMS Ocean
HMS Ocean (L12)
HMS Ocean of the Royal Navy is an amphibious assault ship , the sole member of her class. She is designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force and Commander UK Landing Force...

- LPH
Albion-class
Albion class landing platform dock
The Albion class is a class of landing platform dock, and are the newest amphibious assault vessels in the Royal Navy fleet. The class consists of two vessels, and and they were ordered in 1996 under a programme known as LPD to replace the aging Fearless class...

- LPD
- HMS Albion
  HMS Albion (L14)
  HMS Albion is a Landing Platform Dock of the Royal Navy, the first of the two-ship Albion class. Built by BAE Systems Marine in Barrow-in-Furness, Albion was launched in March 2001 by the Princess Royal...
- HMS Bulwark
  HMS Bulwark (L15)
  HMS Bulwark is an , the UK's newest class of amphibious assault warship and built in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. For numerous reasons, delays caused the delivery date to be put back, with the ship entering service in December 2004. Together with Albion, Ocean, and other amphibious ships, she...
RFA Argus
RFA Argus (A135)
RFA Argus is a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, part of the Royal Navy. Italian-built, Argus was formerly the container ship MV Contender Bezant. The ship was requisitioned in 1982 for service in the Falklands War and purchased outright in 1984 for use as an Aviation Training Ship, replacing RFA...

- aviation support/training ship
Bay-class - LSD
- RFA Lyme Bay
  RFA Lyme Bay (L3007)
  RFA Lyme Bay is a Bay class auxiliary landing ship dock of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary . Ordered from Swan Hunter in 2000, the ship was launched in 2005. However, cost overruns and delays saw the shipbuilder removed from the project, and the incomplete ship was towed to Govan for finishing...
- RFA Mounts Bay
  RFA Mounts Bay (L3008)
  RFA Mounts Bay is a Bay class auxiliary landing ship dock of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She is named after Mount's Bay in Cornwall.-Design and construction:...
- RFA Cardigan Bay
  RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009)
  RFA Cardigan Bay is a Bay-class landing ship dock of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary . Built by BAE Systems, the ship was dedicated into the RFA at the end of 2006. Cardigan Bay is active as of 2011.-Design and construction:...

Decommissioned:

Centaur-class aircraft carriers
Centaur class aircraft carrier
The Centaur class of aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy was the last of the light fleet carrier designs started during the closing years of World War II.-Ships In Class:HMS Centaur...

- LPH
- HMS Albion
  HMS Albion (R07)
  HMS Albion was a 22,000 ton Centaur-class light fleet carrier of the Royal Navy.-Construction and modifications:She was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Her keel was laid down in March 1944 and she was launched in May 1947...
- HMS Bulwark
  HMS Bulwark (R08)
  The sixth HMS Bulwark of the Royal Navy was a 22,000 tonne Centaur-class light fleet aircraft carrier.-Construction:Bulwark was laid down by the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast on 10 May 1945...
Fearless-class
Fearless class landing platform dock
The Fearless class amphibious assault ships were the first purpose built amphibious warfare vessels in the Royal Navy. The class comprised only two ships: and ....

- LPD
- HMS Fearless
  HMS Fearless (L10)
  HMS Fearless was a Royal Navy ship which served from 1965 until 2002. One of two from the Landing Platform Dock class she was based in HMNB Portsmouth and saw service around the world over her 37 year life...
- HMS Intrepid
  HMS Intrepid (L11)
  HMS Intrepid was one of two Fearless class amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy. A Landing Platform Dock , she served from 1967 until 1999...
Round Table-class
Round Table class landing ship logistics
The Round Table class is a ship class of Landing Ship Logistics , also known as the "Sir" class, are designed for amphibious warfare missions, in support of the major amphibious ships. They have both bow and stern doors leading onto the main vehicle deck, making them roll-on/roll-off, combined with...

- LSL
- RFA Sir Geraint
  RFA Sir Geraint (L3027)
  RFA Sir Geraint was a landing ship logistic of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.She served in the Falklands War as part of the taskforce sent to recover the islands....
- RFA Sir Lancelot
  RFA Sir Lancelot (L3029)
  RFA Sir Lancelot was the lead ship and prototype of the Round Table class landing ship logistics, an amphibious warfare design operated by the British Armed Forces. Commissioned in 1964, the ship was initially operated by the British-India Steam Navigation Company, then was transferred to the...
- RFA Sir Percivale
  RFA Sir Percivale (L3036)
  RFA Sir Percivale is a Round Table class landing ship logistics. She originally entered British Army service in 1968, managed for the Ministry of Transport by British India Steam Navigation Company, but was taken over by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary along with the other members of the class in 1970...

United States

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

Active:

Wasp-class
Wasp class amphibious assault ship
The Wasp class is a class of Landing Helicopter Dock amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy. Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States...

- LHD
Tarawa-class
Tarawa class amphibious assault ship
The Tarawa class is a ship class of amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy . Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later cancelled...

- LHA
- USS Nassau
  USS Nassau (LHA-4)
  USS Nassau was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. She was capable of transporting more than 3,000 US United States Navy and United States Marine Corps personnel. Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, laid the ship's keel on August 13, 1973, she was commissioned on July 28, 1979...
- USS Peleliu
  USS Peleliu (LHA-5)
  USS Peleliu is a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, named after the Battle of Peleliu during World War II. Entering service in 1980, the ship has been deployed to the Persian Gulf on several occasions, performed an evacuation of U.S...
San Antonio-class
San Antonio class amphibious transport dock
The San Antonio class is the United States Navy's new primary class of amphibious transport dock in the beginning of the 21st century...

- LPD
- USS New York
  USS New York (LPD-21)
  USS New York , the fifth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named after the state of New York. The New York has a crew of 360, and can also carry up to 700 Marines...
- USS Green Bay
  USS Green Bay (LPD-20)
  USS Green Bay is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. She is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city and bay of Green Bay, Wisconsin...
- USS Mesa Verde
  USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19)
  USS Mesa Verde is the third San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado...
- USS New Orleans
- USS San Antonio
  USS San Antonio (LPD-17)
  USS San Antonio , the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport dock or landing platform dock, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of San Antonio, Texas...
Austin-class
Austin class amphibious transport dock
The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed theRaleigh class and was followed by the San Antonio classes. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and Trenton ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class.- Ships :-Cleveland...

- LPD
- USS Cleveland
  USS Cleveland (LPD-7)
  USS Cleveland , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Ohio. Her keel was laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was launched on 7 May 1966, and was commissioned on 21 April 1967 at Norfolk,...
- USS Denver
  USS Denver (LPD-9)
  USS Denver , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of United States Navy to bear this name. Denver’s keel was laid 7 July 1964 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington. She was launched 23 January 1965, christened by Mrs. John A...
- USS Dubuque
  USS Dubuque (LPD-8)
  USS Dubuque , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Dubuque, Iowa....
- USS Ponce
  USS Ponce (LPD-15)
  USS Ponce , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the only ship of the United States Navy that is named for Ponce in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the first governor of Puerto Rico and European discoverer of...
Harpers Ferry-class
Harpers Ferry class dock landing ship
The Harpers Ferry class of the United States Navy is a class of dock landing ships completed in the early 1990s. Modified from the Whidbey Island class, it loses landing craft capacity for more cargo space, making it closer to an amphibious transport dock type, but was not designated as such. ...

- LSD
- USS Carter Hall
  USS Carter Hall (LSD-50)
  USS Carter Hall is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Carter Hall, an estate near Winchester, Virginia, built in the 1790s....
- USS Harpers Ferry
  USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)
  USS Harpers Ferry is the lead ship of her class of landing ship dock of the United States Navy. This warship was named for the town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, which, because of the Federal arsenal there, was an important location during the Civil War. , Harpers Ferry is commanded by...
- USS Oak Hill
  USS Oak Hill (LSD-51)
  USS Oak Hill is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Oak Hill is the second United States Navy ship to be named after Oak Hill, the home of U.S. President James Monroe.-Overview:...
- USS Pearl Harbor
  USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52)
  USS Pearl Harbor is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Pearl Harbor, where World War II began for the United States....
Whidbey Island-class
Whidbey Island class dock landing ship
The Whidbey Island class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a massive well deck for the transport of four LCAC hovercraft for landing Marines....

- LSD
- USS Ashland
  USS Ashland (LSD-48)
  USS Ashland is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the secondNavy ship to be named for Ashland, the home of Henry Clay, in Lexington, Kentucky.Ashland was laid down on 4 April 1988,...
- USS Comstock
  USS Comstock (LSD-45)
  USS Comstock is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Comstock Lode in Nevada...
- USS Fort McHenry
  USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
  is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, the 1814 defense of which inspired The Star-Spangled Banner....
- USS Germantown
  USS Germantown (LSD-42)
  USS Germantown is the second Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy. She is the second Navy ship named after the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown....
- USS Gunston Hall
  USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
  USS Gunston Hall is a of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Gunston Hall, the Mason Neck, Virginia estate of George Mason, one of Virginia's outstanding Revolutionary figures, and "Father of the Bill of Rights"....
- USS Rushmore
  USS Rushmore (LSD-47)
  USS Rushmore is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota....
- USS Tortuga
  USS Tortuga (LSD-46)
  USS Tortuga is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Dry Tortugas, a group of desert coral islets west of Key West, Florida....
- USS Whidbey Island
  USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)
  USS Whidbey Island is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound, Washington, the location of NAS Whidbey Island; the name ultimately derives from the sailor, explorer and engineer Joseph Whidbey.Whidbey Island was laid...

Decommissioned:

Tarawa-class
Tarawa class amphibious assault ship
The Tarawa class is a ship class of amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy . Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later cancelled...

- LHA
- USS Belleau Wood
  USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)
  USS Belleau Wood , nicknamed "Devil Dog", was the second ship named after the battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1973 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding. She was launched on 11 April 1977, and commissioned on 23 September 1978, with Captain T.C...
- USS Saipan
  USS Saipan (LHA-2)
  USS Saipan is a , the second United States Navy ship named in honor of the World War II Battle of Saipan.-History:Saipan was laid down on July 21, 1972 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched on July 20, 1974; sponsored by Mrs. J...
- USS Tarawa
  USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
  USS Tarawa is a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of her class, and the second ship to be named for Tarawa Atoll, site of a Marine landing during World War II. The first Tarawa was the...
Iwo Jima-class
Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship
The Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy were the first amphibious assault ships designed and built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 marines ashore. They were named for battles featuring the United States...

- LPH
Boxer-class - LPH
- USS Boxer
- USS Princeton
- USS Valley Forge
Raleigh-class - LPD
- USS Raleigh
  USS Raleigh (LPD-1)
  USS Raleigh , the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport docks, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for the capital of North Carolina, which in turn honors the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the first to attempt the establishment of an English settlement in North...
- USS Vancouver
  USS Vancouver (LPD-2)
  USS Vancouver was a Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock, named after the city of Vancouver, Washington which was in turn named after the explorer George Vancouver.-History:...
Newport-class
Newport class tank landing ship
Newport-class tank-landing ships are an improved class of American tank-landing ship , intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors...

- LST
- USS Newport
  USS Newport (LST-1179)
  The USS Newport was the third ship to bear the name of the Rhode Island city. The first of her class of LSTs, she was capable of a sustained speed of...
- USS Manitowoc
  USS Manitowoc (LST-1180)
  USS Manitowoc was the second ship of the Newport class LST in the United States Navy. Built at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard...
- USS Sumter
  USS Sumter (LST-1181)
  USS Sumter was the third ship of the twenty ship , which replaced the traditional bow door design LST. Two derrick arms support a capacity, long bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's...
- USS Fresno
  USS Fresno (LST-1182)
  USS Fresno was the 4th ship in the Newport class tank landing ships. Fresno was named for a city and county in California. She was laid down on 16 December 1967 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel & Shipbuilding Company; launched on 28 September 1968; sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn Hyde; and...
- USS Peoria
  USS Peoria (LST-1183)
  USS Peoria was a Newport class tank landing ship in commission in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1994, and sunk as a target in 2004 near Hawaii....
- USS Frederick
  USS Frederick (LST-1184)
  USS Frederick is a Newport class tank landing ship that was named after the city of Frederick, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland. She was laid down on 13 April 1968 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 8 March 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Kleber S....
- USS Schnectady
  USS Schenectady (LST-1185)
  The USS Schenectady was the fifth Newport class tank landing ship built. She was delivered to the Navy on 1 May 1970 and commissioned on 13 June....
- USS Cayuga
  USS Cayuga (LST-1186)
  The third USS Cayuga was a Newport-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. She was named after a county in New York....
- USS Tuscaloosa
  USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187)
  USS Tuscaloosa , the ninth of the s, and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama....
- USS Saginaw
  USS Saginaw (LST-1188)
  USS Saginaw , a of the United States Navy was the second ship of that name. Saginaw was named after the Saginaw River, a river in mid-Michigan...
- USS San Bernardino
  USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)
  USS San Bernardino was the eleventh of twenty s built for the United States Navy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Named after the City of San Bernardino, California, she was the only U.S...
- USS Boulder County
- USS Racine
  USS Racine (LST-1191)
  The USS Racine was the second ship to bear the name of the Wisconsin city. She was capable of a sustained speed of . Her ability to adjust her draft, accompanied by her unique bow-ramp design, helped bring a new degree of responsiveness to the amphibious fleet.Racine was laid down by the National...
- USS Spartanburg County
  USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192)
  USS Spartanburg County was a United States Navy Newport class tank landing ship.Spartanburg County was named after a county in South Carolina. She was laid down on February 7, 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on November 7, 1970; sponsored...
- USS Fairfax County
  USS Fairfax County (LST-1193)
  USS Fairfax County was a United States Navy Newport class tank landing ship.Fairfax County was named for a county in Virginia. She was laid down on 28 March 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 19 December 1970; sponsored by Mrs. James W....
- USS La Moure County
  USS La Moure County (LST-1194)
  USS La Moure County was the sixteenth of twenty built for the United States Navy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Named after La Moure County, North Dakota, she was the second U.S...
- USS Barbour County
  USS Barbour County (LST-1195)
  USS Barbour County was the seventeenth ship of the s of the United States Navy.Named after Barbour County, Alabama and Barbour County, West Virginia. She was laid down on 7 November 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 15 May 1971,...
- USS Harlan County
  USS Harlan County (LST-1196)
  USS Harlan County was a United States Navy tank landing ship of the Newport-class.Harlan County was named after Harlan County, Kentucky as reflected in her unit patch. Her keel was laid on 7 November 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel & Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 24 July...
- USS Barnstable County
  USS Barnstable County (LST-1197)
  USS Barnstable County was named after Barnstable County, Massachusetts. She was laid down on 19 December 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 2 October 1971. Commander. Warren R...
- USS Bristol County
  USS Bristol County (LST-1198)
  USS Bristol County was a United States Navy Newport class tank landing ship.Bristol County was named after counties in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She was laid down on 13 February 1971 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 4 December 1971;...
Anchorage-class
Anchorage class dock landing ship
The Anchorage class dock landing ships were a series of five dock landing ships constructed and commissioned by the United States Navy between 1965 and 1972. US Navy decommissioned all five of them by 2003. They are succeeded by Whidbey Island class LSDs and Harpers Ferry class LSDs.-Ship List: ...

- LSD
- USS Anchorage
  USS Anchorage (LSD-36)
  USS Anchorage was a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was lead ship of the Anchorage-class as well as the first ship in the navy to be named after the city in Alaska....
- USS Mount Vernon
  USS Mount Vernon (LSD-39)
  'USS Mount Vernon was an Anchorage-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the fifth ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the name. She was built in Massachusetts in 1972 and homeported in Southern California for 31 years until being decommissioned on 25 July 2003. Mount Vernon ...
- USS Portland
  USS Portland (LSD-37)
  The second USS Portland was a US Navy Anchorage class dock landing ship built at General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division at Quincy, Massachusetts and commissioned in 1970. Portland was decommissioned in 2003 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2004...
Austin-class
Austin class amphibious transport dock
The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed theRaleigh class and was followed by the San Antonio classes. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and Trenton ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class.- Ships :-Cleveland...

- LPD
- USS Duluth
  USS Duluth (LPD-6)
  USS Duluth , an Austin class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy named for the city in Minnesota....

Abbreviations

LHA = Landing Helicopter Assault
LHD = Landing Helicopter Dock
LPD = Landing Platform Dock
LPH = Landing Platform Helicopter
LSD = Landing Ship Dock
LSH = Landing Ship Heavy
LSL = Landing Ship Logistics
Landing Ship Logistics
The Landing Ship Logistic is a term used by the United Kingdom armed forces to describe the Round Table class landing ship used for support of amphibious warfare missions. These ships are operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary...
LST = Landing Ship Tank

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Australia

Brazil

Canada

China

France

Greece

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

Singapore

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Spain

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United Kingdom

United States

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